I saw turacos and knew that you'd be discussing pigments! I saw a pair of turacos in Kenya last month and I was outsizedly excited because finally! Actually green birds! I am using a lot of exclamation points here, and it is because I really was that excited! On another note, sloth moths. New idea for a Halloween costume... a sloth... and a moth. Stay tuned for how quickly my partner votes that one down. This was an amazing post, Cat, as usual.
Oh lucky you! Please tell me all the other birds you saw too! And if the sloth/moth costume is turned down, you could suggest pearlfish and sea cucumber (I'll let you decide who gets to be which one!) 😆
It has somehow escaped my notice that sloths can be green, and I'm not even color blind! Haha. How fascinating.
This was super interesting; thank you for sharing.
Hmm, my favorite green creature... I don't know if I can choose between such things as quetzals, green tree frogs, Polyphemus moth caterpillars, and juniper hairstreaks (butterflies, not moths, sorry). Green is my favorite color, of course!
The Luna Moth, Actias luna, is my favorite green moth. It's a Saturniid, so it lives for about a week, and flies only at night. They are a rare sight but so beautiful.
Really nice post Cat, and it slots in very neatly with the next Moth Report which will feature the Burnished Brass (which you missed out!). I’ll see if I can add in a link to your post.
Indeed, in one of my photos it appears very green, but in others it is as you say more brassy. The common names in various European languages reference various different metals, while in Swedish it actually mentions green!
We have lots of green birds here in western Mexico: Orange-fronted parakeets, Lilac-crowned parrots, and a little further south you can see Military Macaws. However, my favorite local green bird is the Russet-crowned Motmot. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/rucmot1/cur/introduction?lang=es
I love the long tick-tock tail that looks like a tiny pendulum from a grandfather clock.
I can't think of any green moths off the top of my head, but we do have this nifty green butterfly that loves to eat fruit: Mariposa Malaquita: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siproeta_stelenes
I saw turacos and knew that you'd be discussing pigments! I saw a pair of turacos in Kenya last month and I was outsizedly excited because finally! Actually green birds! I am using a lot of exclamation points here, and it is because I really was that excited! On another note, sloth moths. New idea for a Halloween costume... a sloth... and a moth. Stay tuned for how quickly my partner votes that one down. This was an amazing post, Cat, as usual.
Oh lucky you! Please tell me all the other birds you saw too! And if the sloth/moth costume is turned down, you could suggest pearlfish and sea cucumber (I'll let you decide who gets to be which one!) 😆
Wow! That was fascinating!
It has somehow escaped my notice that sloths can be green, and I'm not even color blind! Haha. How fascinating.
This was super interesting; thank you for sharing.
Hmm, my favorite green creature... I don't know if I can choose between such things as quetzals, green tree frogs, Polyphemus moth caterpillars, and juniper hairstreaks (butterflies, not moths, sorry). Green is my favorite color, of course!
Thanks for reading! Green is my favourite colour too, so I found it really hard to narrow this down and just mention a few different creatures!
This was a great read!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
The Luna Moth, Actias luna, is my favorite green moth. It's a Saturniid, so it lives for about a week, and flies only at night. They are a rare sight but so beautiful.
Luna moths really are so beautiful. I would love to see one someday.
Really nice post Cat, and it slots in very neatly with the next Moth Report which will feature the Burnished Brass (which you missed out!). I’ll see if I can add in a link to your post.
Thanks! I tend to think of the Burnished Brass as being more, well, brassy rather than green. I guess it can be quite green in some lights.
Indeed, in one of my photos it appears very green, but in others it is as you say more brassy. The common names in various European languages reference various different metals, while in Swedish it actually mentions green!
We have lots of green birds here in western Mexico: Orange-fronted parakeets, Lilac-crowned parrots, and a little further south you can see Military Macaws. However, my favorite local green bird is the Russet-crowned Motmot. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/rucmot1/cur/introduction?lang=es
I love the long tick-tock tail that looks like a tiny pendulum from a grandfather clock.
I can't think of any green moths off the top of my head, but we do have this nifty green butterfly that loves to eat fruit: Mariposa Malaquita: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siproeta_stelenes
The russet-crowned motmot is beautiful - I love the tail too! And that butterfly is stunning.